Terrain!

So I've been working on some terrain. Little bits here and there, that will theoretically all get completed around the same time and i'll end up with a handful of new pieces. Today is a little sneak peak of a ruined building I've been working on.

The above shot is the base with some card stock cobblestones and rubble. It's sitting in pool of Yerba Mate . . . a tea like substance that found it's way into my flock box. Jane had bought it to drink, and then found it was linked to cancer causing studies, so I commandeered it for modelling.

Here you can see it from a different angle with the ruined buildings in the back drop.

This is the semi completed structure. You can see the watered down glue in the background, i use that to both attach the flock and sand, but also to go over it a second time to create a more secure hold on the loose particles.

Two piles of textures: the left is the left over shavings of cintra, pvc, and other sign building materials. I grab massive jugs full of those shavings from an old employer who builds dimensional signage. It's basically plastic wood shavings. The right pile is the Yerba Mate -- lots of small dry/ground herbs and some small wood chips. It looks similar to grinding up some dead leaves.

A closer shot at the near completed ruin . . . now ready for painting! Notice the addition of some wire in the structures walls which will presumably look like the bent metal innards of the building once completed.

Flock

So i recently learned that flock costs a fortune. Covering a full 4'x8' table and the bases of terrain and an army could run all the way up to $100. Easily. But flock ... is just colored saw dust. So with a little research i found a video on how to make your own flock. The basic process is this ... take a bucket ... add paint and water 1:5 ... slowly stir in sawdust until all moisture is gone ... spread the sawdust out to dry ... once dry (24-48 hours later) push through a screen or mesh of some kind to break back down. Results .... Flock in any color you want.

Below, the dark green flock was made largely from sawdust from a sander. It's best to use dust from a sander as it's fine and creates the best flock.

This flock was done with the same sawdust, but done in a lighter tone. With a little mixing the two greens will offering varying tones of green, i'll probably mix up a 1:1, 2:1, and 4:1 with the greens, creating 5 tones.

The light brown i used a coarser dust ... still fine my comparison ... when it's placed near the miniatures and table terrain it's coarseness is clear. It's dust from a table router and plywood. I intend to mix it a bit with the light green, probably largely in a 2:1 or greater mixture for a dieing/dead grass and scrub feel.

Here's a video of the process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZmcWXz_q9o .